"That Would Never Happen!" Dan and Ali write the real reviews of UK TV drama serials (stuff marketed as quality, if you please), telling it like it is rather than the my-mate's-the-director, I-get-party-invites, or the I-need-my-job reviews that often appear. Not to mention the I've-not-watched-it....
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
The Poison Tree
More familiar ITV territory here, based on a Ruth Rendellish novel. Translator Karen (MyAnna Buring) tries to rebuild her life with partner Rex (Matthew Goode) and their daughter Alice when he is released after a 12-year prison sentence. It comes as no surprise that she is haunted by events in their past, or rather that someone in the present knows about them. Cue flashbacks to when she and Rex met at university, via Rex's oddball sister Biba (Ophelia Lovibond).
We know they're headed for Bad Things, but whether the conclusion is worth the two-episode watch remains to be seen.
Labels:
Drama,
ITV,
Matthew Goode,
MyAnna Buring,
Ophelia Lovibond,
Ralph Brown,
TV,
UK
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